vista installs drivers over old ones

steean · Aug 2, 2007, 01:44 PM

I am having this really annoying problem with the drivers for my wireless pci-card and my onboard sound card. vista keeps reinstalling the drivers almost everytime i boot it - and this is not an update or something, it's the exact same driver files.
is there any way to prevent vista from auto installing drivers for new hardware? or does someone have any clue why this happens?

stian

specs: wlan - Gigabyte GN-WP01GS | sound - onboard asus P5VD-MX

PangingJr · Aug 2, 2007, 02:25 PM

see if this applies to your problem...

Drivers requiring permission to load on every boot.
http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...+on+every+boot

steean · Aug 2, 2007, 07:27 PM

thanks, but seem these guys are coming up with a solution...
http://forums.viaarena.com/messagevi...VIEWTMP=Linear

PangingJr · Aug 5, 2007, 11:53 AM

thanks for the updates. glad you found the solution (whatever it was)

steean · Aug 6, 2007, 12:09 PM

no solution yet, but they're trying to get asus to come up with a bios update to sort the error out.. seems the problem is with via chipset and not drivers, like i thought

Aug 2, 2007, 01:44 PM	#1
steean DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	vista installs drivers over old ones I am having this really annoying problem with the drivers for my wireless pci-card and my onboard sound card. vista keeps reinstalling the drivers almost everytime i boot it - and this is not an update or something, it's the exact same driver files. is there any way to prevent vista from auto installing drivers for new hardware? or does someone have any clue why this happens? stian specs: wlan - Gigabyte GN-WP01GS \| sound - onboard asus P5VD-MX

Aug 2, 2007, 02:25 PM	#2
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	see if this applies to your problem... Drivers requiring permission to load on every boot. http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...+on+every+boot

Aug 2, 2007, 07:27 PM	Thread Starter #3
steean DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	thanks, but seem these guys are coming up with a solution... http://forums.viaarena.com/messagevi...VIEWTMP=Linear

Aug 5, 2007, 11:53 AM	#4
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	thanks for the updates. glad you found the solution (whatever it was)

Aug 6, 2007, 12:09 PM	Thread Starter #5
steean DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	no solution yet, but they're trying to get asus to come up with a bios update to sort the error out.. seems the problem is with via chipset and not drivers, like i thought